Over the years, I've gotten a little bit thick-skinned when it comes to the acting thing.
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As an actor, you have to get used to being told no, develop a thick skin, and just keep persevering.
I've worked with some actors who have such thick skins and think they are so extraordinary. I'll think, 'Have you stopped learning?' They stop listening to directors or other actors and do the same thing again and again.
I guess I've always wanted to push the boundaries as an actor.
Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.
I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.
As a professional actor, I don't have much choice about what I've gotten into. I tend to be cast in comedies and I'm fine with that.
The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you.
An accent like mine and a face like mine, I think a lot of the time it's easy for casting directors to just stick me in as a bad boy, but 'Being Human' took a risk on me - bless 'em - and I'm not that bad boy no more.
The whole of my acting career is a bit of a mystery to me.
Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same.